Michelin CrossClimate2 wear concerns
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$50 site donor 2026
Almost identical results - got a longer run from the Cooper SRX - and they excel in the rain …
Yep. 3 of us got similar results. Some posters driving highway miles have achieved OK numbers. I noticed the utog numbers are dramatically different ,about 400 vs. 800. The Savers are just softer and seem not to take well to the short trip turning and scrubbing of city driving.
Did you notice a mpg drop on your replacement tires?
wondering if anyone is willing to a guinea pig and try one of these....Laufenn G Fit 4S
(Hankook sub-brand with the 3-Peak rating, never heard of it until a Youtube advert)
Opposite end of pricing versus the Crossclimate, how bad could it be, lol?!
https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/laufenn-g-fit-4s/p/179717
(Hankook sub-brand with the 3-Peak rating, never heard of it until a Youtube advert)
Opposite end of pricing versus the Crossclimate, how bad could it be, lol?!
https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/laufenn-g-fit-4s/p/179717
I understand that, but my experience has generally been replacement tires are better quality than originals. Not the case this time.
You really seem set on finding fault with anything but the tires and the way they wore. When I originally noted the wear pattern, I increased pressure as you’d expect and kept an eye on them. It still wore edges. Alignment was good. Rotated and balanced regularly at Costco. I’m not the only person whose tires wore like this, and it’s not like this was my first set of tires…
Nice looking tires and the price seems very reasonable if they’re decent.
I got over 65000 out of those tires on my 2007 Honda Accord...
I had a set of Michelin Primacy MXV4s on the Prius once. It delivered similar MPG as the factory Goodyear Integrity but also was much more confident for handling and in the wet. Only had to replace them prematurely due to a crash(wasn’t our fault), body shop said they were discontinued.
The cross climate 2 siping changes quickly. The new siping is only deep enough to win tests. Then after that, the stepped siping in the center disappears to 2 straight lines and the shoulder sipe is only partial across. It ends up looking like the original CrossClimate tires.
compared to new:
compared to new:
Here's an interesting thing I just noticed. My current CC2's that were installed in 2021 are 245/60R 18 105V. The latest available in this size are 245/60R 18 109V. I wonder if this load index increase improves the outer wear issue?
In any event I decided to order the Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady2 because they are about $250 less out the door. Worth a shot I guess. Prior to these CC2s I had the original Assurance WeatherReady. I'll admit, they were hot garbage with a premium price tag, but I'm reading much better reviews for the WeatherReady2. Fingers crossed as we head into winter.
In any event I decided to order the Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady2 because they are about $250 less out the door. Worth a shot I guess. Prior to these CC2s I had the original Assurance WeatherReady. I'll admit, they were hot garbage with a premium price tag, but I'm reading much better reviews for the WeatherReady2. Fingers crossed as we head into winter.
Load Index should have no effect on evenness of wear. However, A redesign of the footprint might and that could happen when they changed load index.
I have these on my wife's Volvo. Great performing tire-too early to tell how many miles they will go.
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we have them (cc2) on our mazda cx5 turbo size
225/55-19 that I run pretty hard..they are just under a year old (installed on 10/05/2024) and have 14,000 miles on them...they started life at 10/32" and currently are at no less than 9/32" on any tire..I rotate at around 5000 miles give or take a couple hundred miles. I really was expecting them to wear a little more but perfectly even wear. they have been great..
Just a minor update. We replaced the Michelins with the Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady2 at Sam’s Club. They’ve only been on a few days so I won’t kid you with some kind of in-depth review, but I can say they’re quiet and riding very nice. If anyone wants my opinion in a few months I should have had them on snow by then. Just shoot a DM or reply here.
I’ll gladly root for the underdog Goodyear here. Please post your experiences, no need for DM!
Goodyear and I don’t have a good average, but they have had a few truly exceptional tires. Their aquatread line in the 90s was a home run, and they had a similar tire in the late 00s that was also phenomenal as a DD and inclement weather tire. It will be really interesting to see how this one performs at 30k and beyond!
Please do reply with updates. Tire Rack liked them and reviews seem good. Getting a great sale price definitely helps. I haven't had great experiences with GY on multiple vehicles but never say never on use in future. My GY WinterCommand Ultra work well, I just can't get rid of slight vibration and won't sink more money into them. With wear/years this will probably the last winter on them.
My Accord will probably need new 3 season next spring so always looking at options. I've been very happy with the Pirelli AS+2 on them for ride, quiet, and dry wet handling in my use.
My Accord will probably need new 3 season next spring so always looking at options. I've been very happy with the Pirelli AS+2 on them for ride, quiet, and dry wet handling in my use.
